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Insecticide-treated nets to be used to prevent dengue

July 8, 2010

By Abigail Chee Kee Malalis
Published in The Daily Corridor
Periodico News Network
Cagayan de Oro – The Department of Health (DOH) in region 10 will be launching
their Vector Control Strategy Program by using insecticide-treated nets in the different
schools in the region to protect the school children from the dengue mosquitoes.
This came after DOH 10 has recorded more than 2,000 dengue cases from January of this year with 38 fatalities.
Climate scientist have linked climate change to increase in vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria.
Vector-bone diseases are usually carried by arthropods, like insects that transmit viruses, bacteria and other disease-causing
micro-organisms when they bite humans.
During the media forum at the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) yesterday, Dr. David Mendoza, DOH 10 head of
surveillance unit said that they have recorded 2,345 cases, a 224 percent higher compared to their data in the previous year.
Dr. Jocelyn Pelaez Torrecampo, Regional Vector Born Disease Coordinator, said the DOH has spent at least P3 million for the initial
phase of the Olyset Roll curtain project which is used as fitted curtain in the selested school in the region that have great numbers
of affected patients.
Olyset curtain or nets are insecticide treated nets that kill dengue and malaria-carrying mosquitos.
It is being widely used in Africa where malaria and other mosquito-borne disease have reached epidemic levels.
The DOH has already initially distributed Olyset Roll to 12 public schools in the region on March, among those were West City Central School
in Carmen, this City; Valencia Central School in Valencia City; Gango Elementary School in Ozamis City; City Central School in Mahayahay Iligan City;
Talisayan Central School in Talisayan, Misamis Oriental; Don Restituto Baol School in Gingoog City; Mambajao Central School in Mambajao, Camiguin; Binitinan
Elementary School in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental; Sta. Cruz Central School in Tagoloan Misamis Oriental; Salay Central School in Salay Misamis Oriental, Duka
Elementary School in Medina Misamis Oreintal; and Libona Elementary School in Libona Bukidnon.
Torrecampo said this is a special school project of the department since most of the patients are high vulnerable are school age children range from five to nine year old.
“We will be launching our Olyset Roll curtain in West City Central School on July 14. They will be recieving at least one roll of Olyset that will cover at least
four classrooms,” Torrecampo told The Daily Corridor.
According to Torrecampo, the fitted curtains curtains will last until five yeats as long as the school will follow the washing instruction, adding that it should not be hung
and exposed to direct sunlight.
“Ang frequency sa washing should be at once every month only,” Torrecampo added.
Torrecampo said the DOH will be allocating another P5 million for the project’s expansion which will
benefit 26 schools in the region.

By Abigail Chee Kee Malalis
Cagayan de Oro – The Department of Health (DOH) in region 10 will be launchingtheir Vector Control Strategy Program by using insecticide-treated nets in the differentschools in the region to protect the school children from the dengue mosquitoes.
This came after DOH 10 has recorded more than 2,000 dengue cases from January of this year with 38 fatalities.
Climate scientist have linked climate change to increase in vector-borne diseases like dengue and malaria.
Vector-bone diseases are usually carried by arthropods, like insects that transmit viruses, bacteria and other disease-causingmicro-organisms when they bite humans.
During the media forum at the Philippine Information Agency (PIA) yesterday, Dr. David Mendoza, DOH 10 head of surveillance unit said that they have recorded 2,345 cases, a 224 percent higher compared to their data in the previous year.
Dr. Jocelyn Pelaez Torrecampo, Regional Vector Born Disease Coordinator, said the DOH has spent at least P3 million for the initialphase of the Olyset Roll curtain project which is used as fitted curtain in the selested school in the region that have great numbersof affected patients.
Olyset curtain or nets are insecticide treated nets that kill dengue and malaria-carrying mosquitos.
It is being widely used in Africa where malaria and other mosquito-borne disease have reached epidemic levels.
The DOH has already initially distributed Olyset Roll to 12 public schools in the region on March, among those were West City Central Schoolin Carmen, this City; Valencia Central School in Valencia City; Gango Elementary School in Ozamis City; City Central School in Mahayahay Iligan City;Talisayan Central School in Talisayan, Misamis Oriental; Don Restituto Baol School in Gingoog City; Mambajao Central School in Mambajao, Camiguin; BinitinanElementary School in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental; Sta. Cruz Central School in Tagoloan Misamis Oriental; Salay Central School in Salay Misamis Oriental, DukaElementary School in Medina Misamis Oreintal; and Libona Elementary School in Libona Bukidnon.
Torrecampo said this is a special school project of the department since most of the patients are high vulnerable are school age children range from five to nine year old.
“We will be launching our Olyset Roll curtain in West City Central School on July 14. They will be recieving at least one roll of Olyset that will cover at leastfour classrooms,” Torrecampo told The Daily Corridor.
According to Torrecampo, the fitted curtains curtains will last until five yeats as long as the school will follow the washing instruction, adding that it should not be hungand exposed to direct sunlight.
“Ang frequency sa washing should be at once every month only,” Torrecampo added.
Torrecampo said the DOH will be allocating another P5 million for the project’s expansion which willbenefit 26 schools in the region.

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